[Joseph Smith] Orson Hyde returns to the church to explain his actions and rejoin the church. (1)
[Quorum of the Twelve] Orson Hyde restored to the Quorum by vote of the church. (2)
-- c. late June 1839
John P. Green's "Facts Relative to the Expulsion of the Mormons..." published in Cincinnati, Ohio. The pamphlet included the printed endorsement of Governor Thomas Carlin, General Samuel Leach, chairman of the Democratic Association of Quincy; and several of the leading citizens of Adams County. (3)
-- (Sun) Jun 30, 1839
Smith preached at "Brother Bosier's." There, to a crowded audience, he bore his testimony concerning the truth of Mormonism and also of the truth of the Book of Mormon. (3)
-- During Jun 1839
[Black History] Elijah Abel's activities discussed, but his holding the Priesthood is not documented as being questioned, in a meeting attended by Joseph Smith, Jr. (4)
-- During June 1839
Orson Hyde: Rebaptized and reinstated to Quorum of Twelve 27 June 1839 but "silenced until next Spring" (5)
[Lucy Mack Smith] Don Carlos Smith, using the printing press that W. W. Phelps had employed in Missouri, begins to set up the Times and Seasons. (6)
Smith, John: Moved to Commerce June 1839. (7)
-- During c. Jun 1839
Theodore Turley raised the first new house built by the Mormons in Commerce. (3)
-- 1839 Summer
Members of the Quorum of the Twelve, as their circumstances permitted, departed from Nauvoo, Ill., for their missions to England. (See D&C 118). (8)
-- 2Jul39
[Joseph Smith Sermon] Reminder: Reports not Verbatim Forgiveness - Mercy Complete Confession Necessary Competition in Spiritual Matters Never Take Credit for Inspiration from God Beware in Dealing with the World Do not Betray the Restoration (9)
-- Jul 2, 1839
Joseph Smith tells the Apostles and Seventies, "I will give you one of the Keys of the mysteries of the Kingdom. It is an eternal principle, that has existed with God from all eternity: That man who rises up to condemn others, finding fault with the Church, saying that they are out of the way, while he himself is righteous, then know assuredly, that that man is in the high road to apostasy; and if he does not repent, will apostatize, as God lives." This is often quoted to members who are critical of church leaders without mentioning that it was originally given to church leaders-to apostles and seventies-who were critical of church members. (10)
Montrose, Iowa. Joseph Smith counseled with and blessed the Twelve Apostles and certain of the Seventies before their missions to Great Britain. (11)
Footnotes:
1 - Wikipedia, Joseph Smith Chronology, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronology_of_Joseph_Smith,_Jr.
2 - Wikipedia, Chronology of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronology_of_the_Quorum_of_the_Twelve_Apostles_(LDS_Church)
3 - Broadhurst, Dale R., Mormon Chronology, http://olivercowdery.com/history/morchrn2.htm
4 - Crapo, Richley, Chronology Pertaining to Blacks and the LDS Priesthood, http://www.mormonsocialscience.org/node/62
5 - Quinn, D. Michael, The Mormon Hierarchy: Origins of Power, Appendix 6, Biographical Sketches of General Officers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-47
6 - Anderson, Lavina Fielding, Editor, Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, 2001, Signature Books
7 - Cook, Lyndon W., The Revelations of the Prophet Joseph Smith: A Historical and Biographical Commentary of the Doctrine and Covenants, Seventy's Mission Bookstore, Provo UT, 1985
8 - Church News: Historical Chronology of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, http://www.ldschurchnews.com/articles/58765/Historical-chronology-of-The-Church-of-Jesus-Christ-of-Latter-day-Saints.html
9 - The Parallel Joseph, http://www.boap.org/LDS/Parallel/
10 - On This Day in Mormon History, http://onthisdayinmormonhistory.blogspot.com
11 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
LDS History Timeline
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